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While many child stars crash and burn by the time they reach adulthood, Mexican singer Pedro Fernández has made the jump from pre-teen prodigy to full-grown superstar with more than 25 LPs to his name, something largely attributed to his ability to reinvent himself and adapt to the changing tastes of audiences.

In a career spanning two decades, Fernández has won over fans with dozens of chart hits throughout Mexico and Latin America. Despite his commercial success as a singer of romantic pop ballads, his return to the ranchera and traditional mariachi music of his childhood has accompanied a younger generation of Mexicans as they took a renewed interest in their country's traditional music.

Born José Martín Cuevas Cobos in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on September 28, 1969, Fernández spent his childhood in west-central Mexico, listening to a radio station that broadcast only rancheras.

Ranchera music, a rural form featuring guitars and horns that is ofte